PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: 2025.10.01

1. INTRODUCTION

Broadhurst + Associates (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or engage with our services.

2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

2.1 Information You Provide

  • Contact Information: Name, phone number, physical address, and other contact details when you submit inquiries
  • Project Information: Details about your landscape or design project when requesting consultations
  • Communication Data: Records of correspondence when you contact us

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

  • Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent on pages, links clicked
  • Device Information: IP address, browser type, operating system
  • Cookies and Tracking: We use cookies to enhance user experience and analyze website traffic

3. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use collected information to:

  • Respond to your inquiries and service requests
  • Provide landscape architecture and design services
  • Send project-related communications
  • Improve our website and services
  • Comply with legal obligations
  • Protect our rights and prevent fraud

4. LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING (GDPR)

For users in the European Economic Area, we process personal data based on:

  • Consent: When you voluntarily provide information
  • Contract Performance: To fulfill our service agreements
  • Legitimate Interests: To operate our business and improve services
  • Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable laws

5. DATA SHARING AND DISCLOSURE

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share your data with:

  • Service Providers: Third parties who assist in our operations (hosting, analytics)
  • Professional Partners: With your consent, contractors or consultants involved in your project
  • Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect our rights

6. DATA SECURITY

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

  • Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption
  • Regular security assessments
  • Limited access to personal information
  • Secure data storage practices

7. DATA RETENTION

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. Project records may be retained for professional liability and portfolio purposes.

8. YOUR RIGHTS

You have the right to:

  • Access: Request copies of your personal data
  • Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Erasure: Request deletion of your data under certain circumstances
  • Restriction: Request limitation of processing
  • Portability: Request transfer of your data
  • Object: Object to certain processing activities
  • Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent

9. CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS (CCPA)

California residents have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act:

  • Right to know what personal information is collected
  • Right to know whether personal information is sold or disclosed
  • Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information)
  • Right to non-discrimination for exercising privacy rights

10. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Our website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we discover we have collected information from a child under 13, we will delete it immediately.

11. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

If you access our website from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States. By using our website, you consent to this transfer.

12. COOKIES POLICY

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to:

  • Ensure website functionality
  • Analyze website traffic and usage patterns
  • Remember user preferences

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect website functionality.

13. THIRD-PARTY LINKS

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.

14. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We may update this privacy policy periodically. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page with an updated effective date.

15. CONTACT INFORMATION

For questions, concerns, or to exercise your privacy rights, please contact Broadhurst + Associates through our website contact form or by mail at:

Broadhurst + Associates
P.O. Box 18645
Seattle, WA 98118

16. DATA PROTECTION OFFICER

For privacy-related inquiries and concerns, our designated privacy contact can be reached through the contact information provided above.

Acknowledgment

By using our website and services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood.

Last Updated: 2025.10.02